Coin box



June 1930.. G. A. WICKERT, JR 1,762,458

COIN BOX Original Filed April 20, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l Zumcmor,

June 10, 1930. G. A. WICKERT. JR

COIN BOX Original Filed April 20, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 QUARTERS @OOOOOOO OOOQ OOOOOO QOOOMQG DIM S 450 460 465 470 475 HA LvES 290 300 3!!)- 140 :38 use ttornegs.

Patented June 10, 1930 UNITED STA GUSTAV A. WICKERT, an,

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or nrisivrnnn, new YORK COIN BOX The present invention relates to coinboxes, or containers foruse by bank tellers, or wherever specie has to be handled expeditiously, or payments have to bemade,

partly at least,incoinsof the various curgive a visual indication at all times of the total money value of each of the several denominations of coins then in the box. In other words, the object is to supply a coinboX or container, adapted to hold rolls of specie of various denominations, andso con.-

structed that the coins therein are always" automatically .counted, and the'moneyvalue thereof is always ascertainable at a glance.

A further object of the {invention is to 5 supply a coin-box of such shape anddimendesired. This is an: important conditionato be fulfilled; but it is not easy Ofi fulfillment,

' accompanying drawings, wherein sions, and so partitioned into compartments,

as to accommodate aymaximum amount of the several denomlnatlons of coins, and to facilitate the withdrawal of com packages as because of the different diameters and lengths of the various coin packages or rolls nowinuse. i i i The invention furtherconte ment of the various compartments such that rolls of each of the denominations are always accessible andeasily removed from the box. In order thatm y said invention andthe above stated a and other objects thereof may be clearly understood, 1 will nowdescribe what is deemed the best embodiment thereof thus fardevised, reference being had to the Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a coin box Application filedApril 20, 1928, Serial No. 271,517. Renewed April 19, 1930.

constructed according to my inventiomthe lid ofthe'bo x being-in a raised position;

Fig; 2 is atop plan view of the same; Figs. 3, 5L, 5, 6- and 7 are vertical transverse sections on lines 3-3, l i, 5-5, 6+6, and

77 (Fig, 2), respectively; showing the arrangement in the several compartments of" the box of the coin packages of different denominations. i a

The box or container shape, and is divided into compartments by vertical partitions B, B,there being, in the box shown in the drawings, two partitions, forming three compartments, 0, C C all of the same height and the same (or approximately the same) length, but of diifen ent widths. a

The coinrolls D, D etc. are disposed in. horizontal layers, one directly on top of the. other. That is to say, two adjacent layers arenot staggered with reference the one to theother. i l w For-the purpose of utilizing the cubical contentsto the best advantage, the box may have the following dimensions, inside meas- .urements: length M inches; width 8% inches; height 6 inches. The-box may withadvantage be made of QO-gauge sheet StBGLW cu The cover E,.when closed, rests flush upon the topof the box. The lock F is placed is rectangular in,

near the frontedge of the underside of cover E,and its bolt 7' engages in slot 7" near the H .top ofthefrontwall A of theboxr mplatesa box so constructed and arranged thQIWthBIISBI'P The dimensions of the box being as stated above, the verticalpartitions B, B should be so located that compartment 0 willbeF/ inches widepcompartment C, 5 inches wide; and compartment 6', 3 inches wide.

Compartment G accommodates the pack-: ages of halves D (Fig. at) and quarters D (Fig. 3). The former (each cOntaining'QO half dollars), are arranged in a horizontal parallel' rowsfrom frontto rear of the box, 4

with one 1 endof each roll abutting against the left hand, wall A? of the box. There are five layers of these half-dollar rolls, and

in each layer i there are seven rollsymaki'ng thirty-five rolls of a value of ten dollars each.

The rolls D of quarters are similarly disposed, and occupy the right hand portion of the same compartment C, the right-hand end of each roll abutting against partition B. Each roll contains 40 quarters, making the value ten dollars; and there are nine packages in each layer, and six layers in all.

The ratio of the respective diameters of the half-dollar rolls and the quarter-dollar rolls is such that'the seven rolls D of the former occupy aggregately inch less space horizontally thanthe nine rolls D of the latter. To compensate for this slight difference, a metal strip (Z is introduced to serve as a filler, which strip extends from the top to the bottom of the box at the front thereof (Fig. 2). s

The middle compartment C is designed to accommodate on one side (the left hand side) the rolls D of dimes (Fig. 5) and on the other side the rolls D of nickels (Fig. 6). The former contain fifty dimes each, and there is space in a compartment of the specified dimensions for eight layers of rolls D with twelve rolls in each layer.

Rolls D contain forty nickels each, and there is space for seven layers, with ten rolls in each layer.

Again a filler d is required to occupy of an'inch of the length of that part of compartment C which holds the nickels.

Compartment C is for the rolls of one cent pieces D (Fig. 7). Of these there is space in said compartment for eleven rolls in each layer, and for eight layers, there being fifty coins in each roll. The space at the side is occupied by a filler 6Z2.

Consequently the box as a whole has capacity for 700 half dollars ($350), 2,160 quarters ($540), 4,800 dimes ($480), 2,800 nickels ($140), and 4,400 pennies ($44); making a total money value of $1554.

In consequence of the described construction of the box and of the disposition of the various coin packages therein, each package abuts at one of its ends either against .one of the side walls (A or A of the box, or against one of the partitions B or B. Rolls D, for example all abut against wall A all therolls D against the partitio'n B, and soon.

against which the coin rolls abut has a series of numbers so placed, progressively as to their numerical values and in spaced relation, that the removal of a roll exposes a number, which number will indicate the amount, preferably in money value, of the maining in the box.- T

This feature of the invention is illustrated in Figs. 8-7. Thus on the surface of wall A which carries the gauge or index for the half dollar coins, the successive spaces, each corresponding in size to the diameter coins of that particular denomination reof a half-dollar, are 10, 20, 30 and so on up Each of the surfaces to a maximum of 350 (Fig. 4). This numbering. corresponds to the fact that each roll D contains coins of half-dollar denomination to the value of ten dollars. In paying out from the box the coin rolls are always to be taken from the rear of the uppermost layer. Hence the total number of the rolls D in the box at any time will be ten dollars less than the last number exposed on the indicator surface.

The ruling of the indicator surfaces by intersecting lines into squares, as shown in the drawings, while convenient is not nec- 'essary; the essential thing being that the -(incl.) the box would contain $210 in halves, $370 in quarters, $420 in dimes, $126 in nickels, and $38.50 in pennies.

The box might be, of course, partitioned into as many compartments as there are different denominations of specie. But in the preferred form, which is that illustrated in the drawings, compartments C and C contain each two series of coin rolls; compartment C being occupied partly by halves and partly by quarters, and compartment G being occupied partly by dimes, and partly by nickels. Therefore the indicator surface for the quarter rolls D is on the right side thereof, whereas that for the half-dollar rolls D is on the left. Hence the numbering of the squares on the inclicator surface for rolls D must begin at the lower right hand corner, as shown. And

the same applies to the indicator surface which serves for the rolls D containing nickels, and also to the surface which serves for the pennies. The numbering on the surfaces which serve as indicators for the half dollar rolls D (Fig. 4) and for the dimes D (Fig. 5) begins at the lower left hand corner.

The intersecting lines forming the squares of the several indicators and the numerical figures within said squares, may be made by lithography, or' other suitable process, upon thin metal sheets, and the latter may be attached to the box ends and partitions by riveting or by other convenient means; but this is not an essential matter, since said indicators or gauges may obviously be made and secured in position in various ways.

It will be seen that when the box is in use, as upon a bank-tellers counter, the

several coin rolls all lie horizontally in orderly sequence, and in the most accessible positions, so that there is a maximum of facility for handling; also that when used in the intended manner (the rolls being always taken from the rear of the top layer) the contents of the box are auto matically counted at all times.

Coin rolls containing quarters are usually made to contain coins to the value of ten dollars. But sometimes they contain a value of five dollars; and in that case two packages would occupy the space of one of the larger size. So likewise as to packages of pennies, which are sometimes made to contain only twenty-five coins.

Inasmuch as compartment C has space for only one row of coins, it is preferably made, as shown in Fig. 2, a little wider than the length of the coin roll, so as to provide ample room for the operators hand.

It is obvious that various modifications in construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit or going beyond the scope of this invention, as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed:

1. A coin box divided into compartments or coin spaces for holding coin rolls of several denominations, each coin space having an indicator comprising a series of numbers arranged progressively and in spaced relation, each number of the series being hidden from view by one of said rolls when the coin space is occupied.

2. A coin box divided into compartments for containing coin rolls of various denominations of specie currency, each several coin-space being provided with a graduated indicator surface against which the coin rolls of the corresponding denomination abut, and having thereon a series of numbers progressively arranged in such manner that the removal of a coin roll exposes a number which indicates the amount of coin of that denomination left in the box.

3. A coin box divided into compartments by means of vertical partitions providing coin spaces, one for the paper-wrapped coin rolls of each of the current denominations of specie, each space having an indicator surface against which the rolls in that space abut at one end, said surface being subdivided into squares corresponding in number to the maximum number of rolls the space is designed to accommodate, and in size to the diameter of the rolls, each square containing a number, and all being so arranged that the removal of any roll exposes a number on the corresponding indicator surface.

4:. A coin boxdivided by means of vertical partitions into compartments adapted for holding paper wrapped coin rolls of the several denominations in current use, one dimension of each compartment being ap proximately a multiple of the diameter of one of such rolls, and the shape being such that the rolls can be arranged in horizontal rows therein, layer upon layer, each coin space being provided with a numerical indicator showing the amount of the coin therein at any time.

5. A coin box divided transversely by vertical partitions into three compartments, one compartment being somewhat wider than the combined lengths of the conventional coin rolls of half dollars and quarters, and having an indicator surface appropriately ruled and numbered on each side, another of said compartments being somewhat wider than the combined lengths of the conventional rolls of dimes and nickels and having also an indicator surface appropriately ruled and numbered on each side, the third compartment being provided with an indicator surface appropriate to the conventional rolls of one-cent pieces.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification.

GUSTAV A. WICKERT, J R. 

